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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Core i7-990X
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
Intel Core i7-990X
58 %
6C / 12T · 3.73 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
Intel Core i7-990X
57 %
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
Intel Core i7-990X
65 %
6C / 12T · 3.73 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
Intel Core i7-990X
54 %
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
8C / 16T · 3.80 GHz
Intel Core i7-990X
52 %
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
More benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries
190 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Monero Hashrate
94 entries
94 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
251 entries
251 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
| Family | AMD Ryzen Threadripper (16) | Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24) |
| CPU group | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1000 (3) | Intel Core i7 900 (4) |
| Architecture | Whitehaven (Zen) | Gulftown |
| Technology | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | TR4 (SP3r2) | LGA 1366 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 8 / 16 | 6 / 12 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 8x | 6x |
| Frequency: | 3.80 GHz | 3.46 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 4.00 GHz | 3.73 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 4.00 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | 4.00 MB | 1.50 MB |
| L3-Cache | 16.00 MB | 12.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✓ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | ||
| CUs / Shader | / | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | ||
| Max. GPU Memory | ||
| Technology | ||
| Release date |
NPU AI performance
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR4-2666 (85.4 GB/s) | DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 24 GB | |
| Memory channels | 4 | 3 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 64 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 63.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 180 W | 130 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Wischen
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Release date | Q3/2017 | Q1/2011 |
| Release price | 549 $ | 1059 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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